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Washington’s Biggest [Expletive] Newspaper

Posted Thu, Mar 22, 10:03 a.m.

It's a quote, and to delete, disquise, or otherwise replace a word is to mischarachterize the person being quoted. Maybe Fairview Fanny's reporting is more accurate these days.

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All Hail, Miss Seattle

Posted Mon, Mar 12, 8:12 a.m.

Once again, Skip calls it like it is! All hail Skip!!

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The danger beneath Seattle: echoes of Japan

Posted Fri, Mar 9, 8:01 a.m.

Damn the earthquake! Full speed ahead on the tunnel!

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Cruise ships: In Seattle or Italy, they are meant to be impressive

Posted Thu, Jan 19, 7:55 a.m.

The statue of "The Kiss" is actually a plastic reproduction of a sculpture by John Seward Johnson II on tour around the world. It will be in Civitavecchia through this month. It is called "Unconditional Surrender."

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New Orleans is from Venus, Seattle is from....

Posted Wed, Dec 28, 9:32 a.m.

As my nonno said, "Spandex is a privilege, not a right."

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McKenna rails against sex ads (but doesn't notice who has them)

Posted Tue, Dec 27, 7:53 a.m.

Thanks for the link, Jeni27f!

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Bad goat: when should the feds have shot the killer?

Posted Wed, Dec 7, 7:28 a.m.

Whacked? Is that the best this writer can do? Where is the ever absent editor of this publication?

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Madison Park: If fences make good neighbors, what happens when you take one down?

Posted Mon, Nov 14, 7:41 a.m.

Never trust a neighborhood that can't support a bookstore or a library

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Midday scan: Thursday's top stories around the region

Posted Fri, Sep 2, 8:27 a.m.

Another case of FUAMU, that's the scoop on Crunican!

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The deep-bore wisdom of Tim Ceis

Posted Wed, Aug 3, 8:52 a.m.

This is all B.S. folks, and in the END, it will be bad for you.

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Government cuts make for lost jobs in Western states

Posted Thu, Jun 16, 7:41 a.m.

So, was the "brilliant" Larry Summers contemplating that quote when he did his part in creating the bubble? I can think of several, more apt, adjectives to describe him--many from the Urban Dictionary.

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Remaking urban waterfronts: not just in Seattle

Posted Mon, Jun 6, 9:18 a.m.

How much time has Mr. Hinshaw spent at Elliott Bay or Myrtle Edwards parks? With the exception of Hempfest, even on the most beautiful day or summer evening, the crowds at these two waterfront parks look nothing like Greenlake on a gray day. Plenty of space there to connect to ...

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Seattle's tunnel quandary: not a perfect vote, but a vote

Posted Wed, Jun 1, 6:46 a.m.

Finally something fair, balanced, and well researched on the tunnel fiasco from Crosscut!

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Seattle's tunnel vote and the West Coast malaise

Posted Wed, May 25, 8:41 a.m.

What is it about the Royers and Brewsters? They just don't get it. The taxpayers don't want the tunnel. Isn't it obvious? The fat cats, those who own real estate along the waterfront--and those in their pockets--want the tunnel. The city council is inept and out of touch with the ...

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Seattle's tunnel referendum: hot war or cold?

Posted Mon, May 23, 10 a.m.

Brewster will say anything to support the tunnel. "It was one more comical turn of the 10-year plot, with a solomonic judge wanting to let voters have their say but limiting their say to a meaningless technicality that has nothing to do with the merits of the tunnel." The taxpayers ...

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Osama bin Laden's dead. Why so glum?

Posted Tue, May 3, 7:47 a.m.

MLK wasn't right about everything.

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In search of real American cuisine

Posted Mon, Apr 25, 11:42 a.m.

First on-location restaurant? What about the Grand Tier Restaurant--it's been in the Met Opera House for years.

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Digging for a layer of common ground uniting the tunnel's two sides

Posted Fri, Mar 18, 7:09 a.m.

Time to toss the Council out and elect people who protect the interests of the citizens, and not the real estate cabal.

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Is the referendum on Seattle's tunnel legal?

Posted Wed, Mar 16, 8:50 a.m.

Time to recall the City Council. Why wait to vote them out next time around? Is this a democracy, or an autocracy?

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Tunnelers vs. Torpedoes: Seattle's stormy political weather

Posted Fri, Mar 11, 7:49 a.m.

NickBob is right on point. Brewster is becoming a mouthpiece for the Tunnellers. He should get in touch with the citizenry and get his fingers on the pulse. Otherwise, let him pledge his fortune to cover the overruns--Money, mouth.

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Mr. Mayor, put down that tunnel-veto pen!

Posted Thu, Feb 17, 8:13 a.m.

Right on NickBob and Keith. I've haven't heard reference to the "bridge" solution since your letter to the editor several years ago. Is that because it truly is viable? I voted for McGinn because he was opposed to the tunnel, and the inevitable red ink. And how is it that ...

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The Governor does a tunnel-dance

Posted Fri, Dec 10, 10:31 a.m.

It's going to be her legacy all right. Fiscal disaster when the inevitable cost overruns destroy the Seattle taxpayer. Why do we need a park along that section of waterfront? Take a walk in either Elliott Bay Park or Myrtle Edwards Park at any time of day and it's comfortably ...

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Why I-1098 would be very bad news for Washington state

Posted Fri, Sep 24, 8:42 a.m.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. I love Cross Cut, but it is in bad need of an editor and a fact checker. Brewster--you can't do it on your own!

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A sweaty-palmed night with Jonathan Franzen

Posted Thu, Sep 16, 8:07 a.m.

Too much information? The guy was truthful and direct, and his life DOES inform his writing. No sweaty palms here....

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Church's sex scandal: try honesty, mercy

Posted Mon, Apr 12, 8:58 a.m.

Oh, I'm ready to forgive the Catholic Church, Mr. Robinson. Just as soon as they admit to their mountain of wrong doing, cover up, and lying. Then the must feel the full force of the criminal justice system standing on their collective throat--for it is a vengeful god--n'est pas? To ...

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Joy ride

Posted Wed, Jul 22, 8:26 a.m.

The Metro employee who failed to give the tourist full information on how to get to Seatac should be fired. I've gotten a better response to a transportation question in the Metro in Paris.

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In defense of the Rainier Club

Posted Fri, Jun 26, 9:33 a.m.

You start changing the system one representative at a time, and McDermott has made it clear that he isn't about to change anything. It was a mutton-headed idea and a half wit could have predicted the fallout.

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We're here, we're godless, get used to it

Posted Thu, Jan 22, 10:57 a.m.

What is it with Berger dropping prepositions? Or is the editor asleep at the switch?

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Mossback talks "Pugetopolis"

Posted Fri, Jan 9, 11:40 p.m.

If Berger is going to make fun of another man's pronunciation, he should brush up on his grammar.

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The case for Sarah Palin

Posted Wed, Sep 3, 8:25 a.m.

Failure of Leadership: Hey, kids have unprotected, uneducated sex; some of them get pregnant. But in a family, especially an Evangelist family, teenage pregnancy is a Failure of Leadership. Plan and simple. Anyone can make a baby. Unwanted, teenage pregnancy, is out of control in this country. And the problem ...

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A-Rod as the new Katie Holmes

Posted Tue, Jul 8, 8:38 a.m.

Oh no!: If Madonna is the new Tom Cruise, does that mean she's gay?

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